BEML Limited launched India’s largest indigenously designed electric rope shovel, the BRS21, for opencast mining. This 720-ton, zero-emission machine, with a 21-cubic-meter bucket, was handed over to Northern Coalfields Ltd. The development of BRS21 in 24 months signifies a step towards sustainable and self-reliant mining solutions, aligning with the Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision. BEML said the BRS21 rope shovel is entirely designed, engineered, and manufactured in India.According to BEML, the high-capacity electric rope shovel is purpose-built for large-scale overburden removal in opencast mining operations.
Apart from above , Coal India announced the commissioning of India’s first indigenously developed electric rope shovel at Nigahi Project of Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh.
The handing-over and commissioning ceremony of this state-of-the-art shovel – manufactured by Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) – witnessed the presence of Chairman, Shri P.M. Prasad; Director (HR), Dr. Vinay Ranjan; Director (Technical), Shri Achyut Ghatak; CMD, BEML, Shri Shantanu Roy; CMD, NCL, Shri B. Sairam; and senior management from Coal India, NCL, and BEML, both physically and virtually.
Chairman, Shri Prasad, described the induction of this shovel into Coal India’s HEMM fleet as a significant step towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat. He also lauded the strong work culture at NCL and expressed confidence that the new machine would be utilized to its optimum capacity.
This 20-cubic-meter electric rope shovel features a robust high-tensile bucket and boom design, a fully air-conditioned ergonomic operator cabin, and an impressive annual production capacity of 4.45 million cubic meters. It is also equipped with real-time monitoring and diagnostics with integrated safety and fault protection systems.
